W. Bradford Wilcox (University of Virginia) Nicholas H. Wolfinger (University of Utah)
Abstract
Research indicates that religious participation is correlated with more supportive behaviors and greater overall satisfaction among both married and unmarried couples in urban America. But little is known about how the association between religious participation and relationship quality may be mediated by family norms, lifestyle choices (e.g., drug use), and specific relationshiprelated behaviors. We explore these issues using data from the first two waves of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Among various results, we find some evidence that religious attendance is more consequential for shaping fathers’ approaches to relationships than for mothers’.
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Paper provided by Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing. in its series Working Papers with number
924.